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Sri Lanka ruling party election manifesto meaningless: opposition
[ Xinhua ] [ 00:54 GMT, Nov. 10, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's main opposition party said Wednesday that ruling party's election manifesto for the Nov. 17 presidential poll has been rendered meaningless by the government budget. Bandula Gunawardena, the economic spokesman for the United National Party (UNP), told reporters here that the government budget for 2006 presented in parliament on Tuesday did not include any of the pledges made by the ruling party's candidate, the incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. "The manifesto has proved to be a joke. None of the prime minister's promises are seen on it," Gunawardena said. Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama presented the government budget by outlining increased benefits for farmers, public servants and pensioners while raising taxes for companies.
Brussels Rally Assert Tamil Rights, Affirm Solidarity [ TamilCanadian ] [ 03:17 GMT, Nov. 10, 2005 ]
No Sinhala leadership has put forward any concrete proposals for the resolution of the ethnic conflict. And no clear campaign has been launched in the south by any Sinhala leader for a consensus approach to this national problem. Such inaction by the Sinhala leadership affirms our suspicion that they do not want a peaceful solution to the drawn out warfare. Further more, no real pressure was brought to bear on the Sri Lankan government or its political leaders, who breach all democratic principles and norms that the western world so earnestly practice. But greater pressure is being exerted on our Tamil Nation which struggles for the just cause of self determination! Unhelpful pressure it is, to which we ought not bow.
[ Xinhua ] [ 00:54 GMT, Nov. 10, 2005 ]
Sri Lanka's main opposition party said Wednesday that ruling party's election manifesto for the Nov. 17 presidential poll has been rendered meaningless by the government budget. Bandula Gunawardena, the economic spokesman for the United National Party (UNP), told reporters here that the government budget for 2006 presented in parliament on Tuesday did not include any of the pledges made by the ruling party's candidate, the incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. "The manifesto has proved to be a joke. None of the prime minister's promises are seen on it," Gunawardena said. Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama presented the government budget by outlining increased benefits for farmers, public servants and pensioners while raising taxes for companies.
Brussels Rally Assert Tamil Rights, Affirm Solidarity [ TamilCanadian ] [ 03:17 GMT, Nov. 10, 2005 ]
No Sinhala leadership has put forward any concrete proposals for the resolution of the ethnic conflict. And no clear campaign has been launched in the south by any Sinhala leader for a consensus approach to this national problem. Such inaction by the Sinhala leadership affirms our suspicion that they do not want a peaceful solution to the drawn out warfare. Further more, no real pressure was brought to bear on the Sri Lankan government or its political leaders, who breach all democratic principles and norms that the western world so earnestly practice. But greater pressure is being exerted on our Tamil Nation which struggles for the just cause of self determination! Unhelpful pressure it is, to which we ought not bow.